The An Introduction to Random Searches and Biological Encounters / [electronic resource] Viswanathan, Gandhimohan. M. creator author. da Luz, Marcos G. E. author. Raposo, Ernesto P. author. Stanley, H. Eugene author. text enk 2011 monographic eng

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1 online resource (178 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). Do the movements of animals, including humans, follow patterns that can be described quantitatively by simple laws of motion? If so, then why? These questions have attracted the attention of scientists in many disciplines, and stimulated debates ranging from ecological matters to queries such as 'how can there be free will if one follows a law of motion?' This is the first book on this rapidly evolving subject, introducing random searches and foraging in a way that can be understood by readers without a previous background on the subject. It reviews theory as well as experiment, addresses open problems and perspectives, and discusses applications ranging from the colonization of Madagascar by Austronesians to the diffusion of genetically modified crops. The book will interest physicists working in the field of anomalous diffusion and movement ecology as well as ecologists already familiar with the concepts and methods of statistical physics. Gandhimohan. M. Viswanathan, Marcos G. E. da Luz, Ernesto P. Raposo, H. Eugene Stanley. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Appetitive Behavior QL751.65.M3 P49 2011 591.5 9780511902680 (ebook) http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511902680 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511902680 UkCbUP 100727 20180107143415.0 CR9780511902680